Diskshadow

Published: July 8, 2009

Diskshadow.exe is a command-line tool that exposes the functionality provided by the Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS). Diskshadow is included in Windows Server® 2008 as the first in-box VSS requester for hardware shadow copy scenarios.

By default, Diskshadow uses an interactive command interpreter similar to that of DiskRAID or DiskPart. DiskShadow also includes a script mode for automating tasks.

Diskshadow can be used by IT professionals who want to use shadow copies for tasks including backups, quick recovery, or data mining. Software developers can use Diskshadow for testing their VSS writers and providers.